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2 Claims.

This invention relates to a new and improved method of making articlesfrom blanks of foldabl-e material and more particularly, the inventionpertains to a new method of cutting and coring a blank of foidablematerial whereby tc rally connected sections thereof may be c-vedpositions in different planes and at the c time, maintain intact theintegral connection between the sections thereof.

I am air-are of the fact that articles such as described above are not,as broadly as stated, new. For example, as broadly as above stated,examples of such devices are illustrated in the l aeiman Patent No.2,080,997 issued May 18, and in my own prior Patent No. 2,113,432 issuedApril 5, 1938, the present invention being as an improvement over theinventions disclosed in these two patents.

The Beckelman patent, above mentioned, illustrates display devices ofboth rectangular and circular form in which a single blank of foldablematerial is cut or slitted to provide at least two integrally connectedareas which are capable of relative shifting movement into positions inoff-set planes without disrupting the integral connection between theareas.

In the rectangular form of the Beckelman invention, the two areas areshifted relatively, in a direction parallel to each other. Because ofthis fact, the areas cannot be integrally connected throughout thelength of their borders, the integral connections between the areasbeing limited to three sides only thereof. When such a device isemployed, an open space invariably results along the unattached adjacentborder edge or" the areas and it requires a cover element or panel tocover this space, Further, in the rectangular form, the integralconnections when of an ornamental nature, can be employed upon twoopposite sides only.

In the circular forms as illustrated in both aforementioned patents, theareas are shifted relatively in an axial direction to position the areasin off-set planes. While this construction permits of a continuous oruninterrupted integral connection between the areas, of a continuousornamental nature, it also has disadvantages, since it is, for practicalpurposes at least, limited to the circular form. In fact, it cannotpracticaily be embodied in oval form for the reason that axial relativemovement of the areas when of oval form, throws the areas out ofregistration or alinement resulting in a distorted effect.

It is the object of the present invention to overcome the disadvantagesof the two patents heretofore mentioned and to provide a construction bywhich two or more integrally connected areas formed from a single blankof foldable material may be of any desired shape or form and yet becapable of movement to positions in off-set planes without disruptingthe integral connections of the areas, without disturbing trueregistration or alinement of the areas in any position to which they arecapable of movement, and yet provide continuous or uninterruptedintegral connection between the areas throughout the entire borderportions thereof, if and when desired.

A feature of the invention resides in a novel form of hinge connectionbetween two sections of a single blank of material which hingeconnection permits of rectilinear movement of the two sections, the saidhinged connections being of such construction as to eliminate allrelative axial movement of the members and yet permit of relativemovement of the members into ofi-set planes.

Another feature of the invention resides in the provision of a novelconstruction of hinge connection which will permit of forming twointegrally connected sections of a blank, of any desired shape orcontour and permit of their movement into oli-set planes and yetmaintain registration of the sections in their ofi-set positions.

Still another feature of the invention resides in a novel hingeconstruction which will permit of the use of hinge or connectingelements or various ornamental forms, shapes and designs.

Other features of the invention relate to certain novel and improvedconstructions, arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims, the advantages ofwhich will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in theart.

The invention will be clearly understood from the accompanying drawingsillustrating the invention in its preferred forms and the followingdetailed description of the constructions therein hown.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a fiat blank of foldable materialillustrating the blank as cut and scored in accordance with one form ofthe present invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the blank illustrated in Figure 1 after thesame has been broken out and the sections thereof moved into ofi-setplanes,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on an enlarged scale, the viewbeing taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan View on an enlarged scale illustratingthat form of the invention shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating slightly modified formof the invention, Figure 6 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating stillfurther modified form of the invention,

re 7 is a detail sectional View taken sub- .rally on the line 'l''i ofFigure 6,

Figure 8 is a plan view of a blank illustrating the invention as carriedout in rectangular form,

Figure 9 is a view illustrating the blank shown in Figure 8 after it hasbeen broken out to form the display,

Figure 10 is a longitudinal sectional View on an enlarged scale, takensubstantially on the line iS-ifl of Figure 9,

Figure ii is a plan view of a blank illustrating the invention ascarried out in heart shape form,

Fame 12 is a fragmentary plan View illustrating a still further modifiedform of the invention, and;

Figure 13 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the linel$l3 of Figure 12.

Referring spec fically to the drawings and particularly to Figures 1through L, the blank is designated A. This blank may be made from anysuitable material which lends itself readily to sec and creasing andwhich is capable of folding or bending upon the score lines, of whichcardboard is one good example.

In the dravings, the blank is illustrated as of rectangular form butthis showing is to be considered as conventional since the blank may beof any desired shape.

The blank is divided into three sections, namely an outer section iii,an inner section is and an intermediate section ll.

While as heretofore tated, the outer section it may be of any desiredform, in that form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 through 4,the inner section it and the intermediate section iii, are both ofcircular form.

The intermediate section II is slitted or cut and scored to provide aplurality of hinge elements for connecting the inner and outer sectionstogether in such a manner as to permit of relative rectilinear movementof said sections as distinguished from the relative axial and parallelreciprocating movements of the inner and outer sections of the devicesof the Beckelman and Paige patents, heretofore mentioned. In otherwords, in the devices of the present invention, relative movement of theinner and outer sections is in a straight line only, in a direction atright angles to the planes of the sections.

The hinge elements heretofore referredto are designated 2!! and eachconsists of a body portion 2% from which project two parallel legs 22and 23, said legs being of equal length. The body portion of each hingeelement has a curved edge formed by a curved slit 2 which extends from apoint 25 upon the outer periphery of the inner section to a point 26upon the inner periphery of the outer section i5. Each of the hingeelements 29 is slit lengthwise which slit extends from the point 21 ofits respective hinge element to the slit 2'! forming the curved edge ofthe next adjacent hinge element in a clockwise direction in thedrawings. These slits are designated 28 in the drawings and are ofcurved or arcuate form.

The leg 22 of each hinge element is a rigid extension of its respectivebody portion, while the leg 23 of each hinge element is hingedlyconnected to its respective body portion by a cut score line 2%. A. cutscore line 35 extends from the point 25 upon the outer periphery of theinner section it to a point substantially central of the ends of theslit 28 and a cut score line 3i extends from the point 26 upon the innerpcriphery of the outer section to a point substantially central of theends of the slit 23, and these. score lines 36 and ti form respectivelythe ends of the legs 22 and 23.

This arrangement of slits and score lines divides the intermediatesection 5? into the hinge elements 20 and the areas 32 and 33 in theform of projections extending respectively outwardly from the peripheryof the inner section it and inwardly from the inner periphery of thesection l5, these extensions being separated from each other by the slit28.

The score line 3il heretofore mentioned serves to hingedly connect theleg 22 of the hinge element 2% to the projection 32, while the scoreline 3!, serves to hingedly connect the log 23 of the hinge element tothe projection 33.

While in the foregoing description I have described but one hingeelement and its manner of attachment to the inner and outer sections l5and iii, it is to be understood that the inner and outer sections arejoined together by a number of such hinge elements and that in preferredform, the entire intermediate section 1'! is divided into hinge elements28 and areas 32 and 33.

In that form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1. through 4 of thedrawings, the sections i5 and it are adapted to move to positions inwhich the section !5 will be forward of the section It, while in thatform of the invention illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawings, thesections are moved to positions in which the section [6 occupies aposition forwardly of the section !5.

When it is desired to produce a device in which the section It occupiesa position to the rear of the section iii, the score lines 29 and 3B areformed upon the rear face of the blank while the score line 3! is formedupon the front face of the blank.

By this construction the two sections are hingedly connected together byhinge elements which, when pressure is exerted upon the inner section56, permit of its movement to a position at the rear of the outersection l5 as illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings.

In order to produce a device in which the inner section it will move toa position forwardly of the outer section 15, it is only necessary toreverse the formation of the score lines 29, 3i! and 3!.

For example, if the score lines 29 and 3!! were formed upon the frontface of the blank instead of upon the rear face thereof, and the scoreline 35 formed upon the rear face of the blank instead of upon the frontface thereof, the direction of relative movement of the sections wouldbe opposite to that above described and the inner section would thenmove to a position forwardly of the section it.

In Figures 6 and '7, there is shown a slightly modified form of theinvention as illustrated in Figures 1 through 4.

While in that form of the invention illustrated in Figures 6 and 7, theinner section it moves to the rear of the outer section l5, it will benoted that the position of the hinge elements is the reverse of thatshown in Figure 4, the rigid legs 22 of the hinge elements beingdisposed outwardly while the hinged legs 23 of the hinge elements aredisposed inwardly.

In this form of the invention, the rigid leg 22 of each hinge element ishingedly connected to the outer section I by a cut score line 30 uponthe front face, while the hinged leg 23' of each hinge element ishingedly connected to its respective body portion 2| of the hingeelement by a cut score line 29formed upon the front of the blank and tothe inner section l6 by a cut score line 3! formed upon the rear face ofthe blank.

It is also to be understood that if the score lines 29 and 36' in thisform of the invention be formed upon the rear face of the blank and thescore line 3! be formed upon the front face of the blank, the directionof relative movement of the sections I5 and I6 would be reversed and theinner section it would move to a position forwardly of the outer sectionl5.

In Figures 8 through 10 of the drawings, I have illustrated a stillfurther modified form of the invention.

In this form of the invention, whilethe hinge elements are of the samemechanical construction as in the heretofore described forms, theirarrangement and position are different than in any of the previouslyillustrated embodiments.

By reference to Figures 8and 9, it will be noted that the outer section50, the inner section 5! the intermediate section 52 in which the hingeeiements are formed, are all of rectangular form and that the hingeelements are arranged in a rectangular series instead of a circularseries as in the previously described forms.

In this form of the invention, the hinge elements are of the sameconstruction as in the previously described forms in that they consistof a main body portion 2!, a. rigid leg extension 22 and a hinged legextension 23 and, as in the form of the invention illustrated in Figures1 through 4 of the drawings, the rigid leg extension of the body portionof each hinge element is hingedly connected to the inner section 5|, thehinged leg extension being hingedly connected to the outer section 5i).However, in the form illustrated in Figures 8 through 10 of thedrawings, the hinge elements are so formed that their curved edge 25 ispositioned opposite to that which it occupies in the previouslydescribed forms. Also in this form of the invention illustrated inFigures 8 through 10, the arrangement of slits and scores is the same asin that form of the invention illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawingswith the result that the inner section 5| moves to a position forwardlyof the outer section 5%. arrangement of slits and scores could ifdesired, be the same as in the form illustrated in Figure 4 of thedrawings in which case, the inner section 5! would move to a position tothe rear of the outer section 5i].

In Figure 11 there is illustrated another adaptation of the invention inwhich the hinge elements are arranged in a heart shaped series asdistinguished from the circular and rectangular series in the previouslydescribed forms.

In this form of the invention, the outer section 6%] is of rectangularform or shape, the inner section 5i being of heart shape and the hingeelements are arranged in two sets or series with the hinge elements ineach set oppositely disposed with respect to those of the other set. Itwill also be noted that in this form of the invention,

the hinge elements extend in opposite directions from two spaced pointssubstantially central of the side edges of the blank, said points beingdesignated B and C in the drawings. In the upper portion of the blank,the end slit 28 of one set of hinge elements connects with the end slit28 of the other set of hinge elements at the point B, while at the pointC a slit 28 connects the endsof the two sets of hinge elements.

As for the hinge elements themselves, they are mechanically of the sameconstruction as heretofore described and may be arranged in any of theheretofore described positions and the slits and scores may also beformed to permit of the inner section 6| moving to a position eitherrearwardly or forwardly of the outer section 68.

In Figures 12 and 13 of the drawings, I have illustrated still anotherembodiment of the invention, the principle, however, being the same asin the heretofore described forms.

As in the other forms of the invention, there is an outer section ii, aninner section 12 and an intermediate section 13 which latter is slittedand scored to form hinge elements 14.

In this form of the invention, each of the hinge elements comprises abody portion 75 from Which project two parallel leg 76 and TI. The bodyportion of each hinge element is of true rectangular shape or formhaving a straight edge formed by a straight slit l8 and two spaced slitsl6 and so which extend in spaced parallel relation from the ends of theslit IS, the legs being formed by a slit Si extending parallel with theslits i9 and 89 and disposed centrally thereof.

The leg 18 of each hinge element is hingedly connected to its respectivebody portion thereof by a front cut score line 82, while the leg ll ofeach hinge element is in the form of a rigid extension of its respectivebody portion which rigid extension terminates at a front cut score line83. There is a slit 84 which forms a continuation of the slit 8| whichforms the leg members and the outer end of the slit 84 of each hingeelement is connected with the slit 80 of the next It will be obvious,however, that the i adjacent hinge section reading in a clockwisedirection in Figure 12', by a slit 85.

This arrangement of slits and score lines divides the intermediatesection into the hinge elements M, a plurality of rectangular areas inthe form of rigid elements 86 projecting from the inner edge of theouter section 1| and a plurality of L-shaped rigid projections 81extending from the outer edge of the inner section 12.

The projections 83 are defined by portions of the slits Bil and 84 andthe front score line 83, the L-shaped projections being defined by theslit lines 79, 88, 84 and 85, and a rear cut score line 88 which latterconnects the slit 19 with the slits BI and 84 and also forms a hingedconnection between the legs 16 of its respective hinge element and itsrespective L-shaped projection 81.

In the foregoing description, I have described but one hinge element,but it is to be understood that the inner section 12 and the outersection I I are joined together by a plurality of such hinge elementsand that in the preferred form of the invention, the entire intermediatesection 73 will be divided by slits and score lines as described to forma series of such hinge elements closely adjacent to each other.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 12 and 13 of thedrawings, the blank and the inner, outer and intermediate sections areof rectangular form, and the hinge elements are arranged in fourseparate or distinct series,

there being a series of hinge elements extending parallel with each ofthe side edges of the inner and outer sections TI and 12.

It will also be noted that in this form of the invention, the hingeelements of each series are arranged or positioned at right angles tothe hinge elements of each of the series upon opposite sides thereof asdistinguished from the arrangements in the remaining forms of theinvention.

In that form of the invention illustrated in Figures 12 and 13 of thedrawings, the score lines as described are of such character that whenthe blank is broken out upon the slits, the inner section moves to aposition at the rear of the outer section, but it is to be understoodthat as in the other forms of the invention, reversal of the score lineswill form a device which when broken out upon the slit lines will causemovement of the inner-section to a position forwardly s of the outersection.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the present inventionprovides a new principle of slitting and scoring a single blank ofmaterial to provide within the blank, a plurality of secforms, but maybe practiced in such other forms as rightfully fall'within the scope ofthe appended claims.

, Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. In a knockdown display device of the character described, an innersection, an outer section, and a slitted section spacing the outersection from the inner section, said slitted section being scored toprovide a plurality of hinge connections between the inner and outersections which permit of relative rectilinear movement of the inner andouter sections in a direction at right angles to the planes of thesections, each of said hinge elements comprising a body portion, a legmember projecting from the body portion and forming a rigid extensionthereof, means for hingedly connecting said leg member to the outersection, a second leg member projecting from the body portion, means forhingedly connecting said second mentioned leg member to the bodypertion, and means for hingedly connecting said second mentioned legmember to the inner section.

2. In a knockdown display device of the character described, an innersection, an outer section, and a slitted section spacing the outersection from the inner section, said slitted section being scored toprovide a plurality of hinge connections between the inner and outersections which permit of relative rectilinear movement of the inner andouter sections in a direction at right angles to the planes of thesections, each of said hinge elements comprising a body portion, a legmember projecting from the body portion and forming a rigid extensionthereof, means for hingedly connecting said leg member to the innersection, a second leg member projecting from the body portion, means forhingedly connecting said second mentioned leg member to the bodyportion, and means for hingedly connecting said second mentioned legmember to the outer section.

RICHARD E. PAIGE.

